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Helicopter Wildfire Water Buckets: This Is How They Work!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2020
- If you have seen a wildfire with helicopters attacking it then you will have probably seen a bright orange pumpkin looking thing dropping water on the flames. Those pumpkins are known as Bambi Buckets and in this video,
I show you all about the water buckets and how pilots get them ready to go off and wage war against mother nature!
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Living in rural Oregon in a forested area, I can't express my appreciation for you guys and the gear. One of the most interesting TH-cam's I've seen.
Some years ago, Columbia helicopters placed huge logs in bundles of 3 in the creek near our place for salmon habitat. Perfectly placed high about the tree canopy.
Bambi bucket.... amazing!!! Thanks so much
I thank God for the people who engineered this product! Saving countless lives and countless properties. And the big hats off to the operators
I do not live in a area where water buckets are used but this is interesting, thank you for the video
Thanks Warren. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I visited their factory too if you want to watch that video:
th-cam.com/video/M5ZQ-EbGlkI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oYEY16FHi6gB_M3P
That was great thanks. I was at an airshow yesterday and the helicopter demonstrated the 1,000L bucket. It left me with questions on how it worked and resealed. You answered them. Cheers
Glad you enjoyed the video Graeme! If you want to see how they are made I went to tour the factory. Unfortunately they wouldn’t let me film inside due to proprietary processes, I was able to film at their testing facility which was great to learn more about them.
You can find that video here:
th-cam.com/video/M5ZQ-EbGlkI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qtAoJvlAOb5z-d0k
I am so fascinated by everything that flies, especially helicopters, so you can imagine how much I love watching those who fly the buckets. I truly enjoyed this video because I had no idea what all went in to get the buckets hooked up and working. Thank you very much.
Hey Rickie!
Im glad you like the video! You might want to see this one next:
th-cam.com/video/M5ZQ-EbGlkI/w-d-xo.html
@@PilotTeacher Wow, they thought of everything, didn't they? I had a few hunches about the making of them but I learned so much more. Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to give me the link. Best regards and be safe.
@@rickie7589 Anytime buddy!
This was really interesting and these pilots are truly amazing , had the privalidge of watching a flight of choppers knock down the Mount Law fire in BC . Dangerous work I salute your efforts.
It can be dangerous for sure and thanks for your comment!
"A really really bad day" for you would be your last. Thanks for your service. Stay safe brother.
If its time its time. A really bad day is the one you don’t make it home!
Thank you very much, I was very curious to know how these equiments works.
Anytime Joaquim! Glad you found it helpful!!
God Bless this man and his work.. Amazing detailed video. Thanks for the knowledge mate.
My pleasure George! Im glad you enjoyed it.
Great video! How long does it take to prepare the bucket for operation in a real case scenario (single operated)?
About 2 mins to unpack it from its bag. Lay it out, hook it up to the longline and test it.
Why is there a basket at the side of the helicopter
Hey Craig.
The basket is called a utility basket and we use it to carry long items of equipment, large items that we don’t want in the cabin with passengers or things like jerry cans of gas for pumps and chainsaws.
It can fit 300lbs of gear and we use them ALL the time.
Oh, and they make a great sun lounger too when you take the cushions off the rear seats and lay them on top while waiting!
I hope this answers your question.
Why not use ch-47 Chinook helicopters? if I'm not mistaken they could carry more load
They do but there are not many around. The buckets come in a range of sizes so pretty much any helicopter can put on a bucket and be utilized to help control a wildfire.
@@PilotTeacher 👍 I just pulled up some videos of the ch-47 fighting fires. Awesome video and thanks for the information
@@marauder1011 Anytime! If you want to see how the buckets are made and tested check out my video when I visited the factory:
th-cam.com/video/M5ZQ-EbGlkI/w-d-xo.html
I have a question ?, is the long line long enough so the water surface (lake, river, pool, etc.) will be completely free of rotor wash.
No there is always some rippling on the water with a 100-150ft line. Not sure on the big 250ft lines the heavies use.
How many liters of water the bucket can hold
This particular bucket holds around 800 litres and the biggest holds just shy of 10,000 liters. Each bucket is matched to the lifting capacity of the helicopter.
The largest bucket is for helicopters like the Chinook.
Hundreds of these flying around my area (North Central BC) again this year. What does one of these weigh when fully dipped?
Hey Bob,
The smaller buckets used on the Astars hold around 220 gallons and weigh around 2000lb when full. Then they go up in many sizes to suit the maximum lifting power of each helicopter.
The biggest buckets used on the Chinooks can hold around 2500 gallons of water and weigh 22,000lb.
Way too complicated.
In NZ most buckets work of electric over pneumatic ie air supply comes directly from the turbine via a pneumatic control valve connected to the helo electrics running to the cyclics.
Most of the buckets here are 1000L . The pilot can then regulate the amount of water he want by just flicking the switch on the cyclics to open and close the bucket hatch.
There is a brake away air coupling tied to the aircraft for emergency jettison purposes.
How do I know ,I built the prototype Dewdrop buckets.
Hey Ron,
Sounds like a pretty neat idea. I have only ever seen the Bambi’s and FAST buckets over here but I would like to see how your design operates.
@@PilotTeacher I know of a couple of the Dewdrop buckets are here in Nelson NZ so Iay be able to get some pics of the set up and send to you.
I still have the original plans I drew on graph paper but since the design was given away to a commercial manufacturer there maybe a some slight changes.
I used to work for NZ Forest Sevice Rural Fire and my boss at the time Barry Hawker started the first build which I completed then built two more after he transferred.
The Forest service was disbanded and so we lost the experimental work that NZ was known for.
Those single shot bambis are the ducks nuts so simple reliable and ruggef
@@davidgoodman4546 they have stood the test of time that is for sure!
Can i put it in my v6 ram truck ?
AAA+video I hope to work this area2023.( I like to see in action )
Glad you like it buddy!!
Great explanation! What is the minimum power (hp) requirement for a helicopter to carry that bucket of water? Thx!
There are many buckets sizes to suit every size of helicopter and the weight that helicopter can carry. It not really a horsepower issue per se, but more of matching the buckets full weight to the weight the helicopter can lift.
@@PilotTeacher Maybe my question is if any helicopter can be a firefighter helicopter or if there is some type of specific requirements by design and/or by power. Can a passenger helicopter becomes a firefighter helicopter?
Hi Ramon,
Any helicopter can be equipped with a cargo hook and have a waterbucket slung to it. The smaller machines tend not to be used as the amount of water they can carry is not that much, making them quite inefficient.
The specialist fire attack helicopters that are fitted with tanks are all converted from regular passenger carrying, ex-military machines and run under a Restricted Category preventing them from carrying people.
Some of the helicopters that have a Belly Tank fitted to them are allowed to carry passengers/firecrews until they drop the snorkel used for filling the tank. At this point they become a restricted category and are unable to carry passengers.
If they are then required to carry passengers again, the firecrews will usually hook the snorkel back into its stowed position when the helicopter lands and then they can be transported again.
@@PilotTeacher Outstanding explanation! thanks!
1000 liters Bambi bucket ?
Bambi Buckets range in size from 270 liters up to 9800 litres with over 30 different sizes in between!
@@PilotTeacher thank you 😉
@@maurizioatzori702 anytime!
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